execution meaning and definition

EXECUTION noun

Definition of execution (noun)

1. putting a condemned person to death
   • synonyms: capital punishment, death penalty, executing
2. the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it
   • "they criticised his performance as mayor"; "experience generally improves performance"
   • synonyms: carrying into action, carrying out, performance
3. (computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer
   • synonyms: instruction execution
4. (law) the completion of a legal instrument (such as a contract or deed) by signing it (and perhaps sealing and delivering it) so that it becomes legally binding and enforceable
   • synonyms: execution of instrument
5. a routine court order that attempts to enforce the judgment that has been granted to a plaintiff by authorizing a sheriff to carry it out
   • synonyms: writ of execution
6. the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order
   • "the agency was created for the implementation of the policy"
   • synonyms: carrying out, implementation
7. unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
   • synonyms: murder, slaying